# De Clementia 1.1.4

Seneca the Younger, De Clementia, Book 1, Chapter 1. Latin.

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Severitatem abditam, at clementiam in procinctu habeo ; sic me custodio, tamquam legibus, quas ex situ ac tenebris in lucem evocavi, rationem redditurus sim. Alterius aetate prima motus sum, alterius ultima ; alium dignitati donavi, alium humilitati; quotiens nullam inveneram misericordiae causam, mihi peperci. Hodie dis inmortalibus, si a me rationem repetant, adnumerare genus humanum paratus sum."

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Seneca the Younger, De Clementia, ed. John W. Basore, John William Basore. Text: the Perseus Digital Library, canonical-latinLit, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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